To sort the truth, think: Planet over profit

Friday

Sep 15, 2017 at 3:01 AM

The Conservation Law Foundation is appealing the expansion of the Sandwich power plant on the grounds that it would make it unlikely Massachusetts will meet its legally mandated reduction in carbon emissions for 2050.

The plant operators argue that there are no regulations that apply, because the state Department of Environmental Protection, though required by the court to set such regulations, hasn’t yet done so.

So whom should we listen to? The people who have done the math, figured out what’s needed, and are anticipating what regulations will need to look like to meet the law’s requirements (and help preserve the climate)? Or the people who want to get their plant built because, gosh, the regulations aren’t in place yet, so why should we think about anyone’s future?